Is Prenatal Screening For Rare Diseases Like Spinal Muscular Atrophy Too Costly?

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is one of many serious disorders for which prenatal testing is available. SMA affects approximately 1 in 10,000 live births and is the leading genetic cause of infant mortality and the second most common autosomal recessive disorder, after cystic fibrosis...

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